by Zecharia Gilbert

I sat watching the Bears from home and I found adrenalin raising my heart beat for the first time this year.  Our Monsters of the Midway may be back!  Brett Favre looked absolutely sharp in the first half of the game and in the second half of the game broke another record; George Blanda's all-time interception record.  Thank You Football Gods!  However, the Bears came out in the second half and looked like the Bears of last year.  Peanut Tillman caused two fumbles which were instrumental in the Bears' victory.  Greg Oleson (R) had two pivotal catches in the game, and one for a touchdown.  And finally the Bears had a quarterback that played like a veteran, throwing two touchdowns.  Lance Briggs had a huge night with 16 tackles...

Favre had marched the Packers (4-1) up and down the field in the first half, tearing up a Chicago defense that continued to look nothing like the unit that led the Bears (2-3) to the Super Bowl last season.

But the old Favre reared his ugly head late in the third quarter, when he threw a head-scratching interception to Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher that let Chicago back into the game.

Griese made the Packers pay for Favre's mistake right away, throwing a 19-yard touchdown to rookie tight end Greg Olsen to cut the Packers' lead to 20-17 with 4:19 left in the third quarter. Olsen caught the pass out of bounds, but officials ruled he had been pushed out by Packers safety Atari Bigby, a call that is not subject to replay review.

Green Bay held Chicago on its next possession, but the Packers' Charles Woodson fumbled on a punt return to give the ball back to the Bears at the Green Bay 41. Chicago drove for a 36-yard field goal by Robbie Gould, tying the game with 14:13 remaining.

The teams traded defensive stops deep into the fourth quarter, when the Bears appeared to convert a third-and-4 play at the Packers' 42 with 3:13 remaining. Packers coach Mike McCarthy challenged the spot and got the ball moved, just not enough to take away the first down.

After a seven-yard run by Cedric Benson, the Bears faced third-and-2 at the Packers' 34, Griese faked a handoff and threw down the seam to Clark, who had broken free from safety Nick Collins and linebacker Brady Poppinga. Clark ran to the end zone, giving the Bears a 27-20 lead.

So, it appears that we have our Bears back. 

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